South Pole

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noun

Geography. the southern end of the earth's axis, the southernmost point on earth.

Astronomy. the point at which the axis of the earth extended cuts the southern half of the celestial sphere; the south celestial pole.

(lowercase) the pole of a magnet that seeks the earth's south magnetic pole.

(lowercase) See under magnetic pole (def. 1).

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Origin of South Pole

1585–95, for def. 1

Words nearby South Pole

South Pass, southpaw, South Plainfield, South Platte, South Polar Region, South Pole, Southport, South Portland, South River, southron, South Salt Lake

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How to use South Pole in a sentence

He prepared operations south of Samarra and north of Baghdad.
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Occasionally a pamphlet for a salsa class might be tossed on a doorstop or stuck on a pole near a bus stop.
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Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
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Then with your victorious legions you can march south and help drive the Yankee invaders from the land.
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The Potato is planted very sparingly south of Piedmont, and not so commonly there as in Savoy.
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If we can free this State of Yankees, we will accomplish more than your armies down south have.
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Between South and North, the probabilities of a serious, and no very distant rupture, are strong and manifest.
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British Dictionary definitions for South Pole

South Pole

noun

the southernmost point on the earth's axis, at the latitude of 90°S

astronomy the point of intersection, in the constellation Octans, of the earth's extended axis and the southern half of the celestial sphere

(usually not capitals) the south-seeking pole of a freely suspended magnet

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Scientific definitions for South Pole

South Pole

The southern end of the Earth's axis of rotation, located at 90° south latitude at a point in Antarctica. See more at axis.

Cultural definitions for South Pole

South Pole

The southern end or pole of the Earth's axis (see also axis). (See Antarctic and Antarctica.)